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r/nhl vs r/hockey

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All-hockey room vs NHL-focused room

r/hockey’s public description covers the NHL, PWHL, IIHF and other hockey. r/nhl describes itself as the official subreddit of the National Hockey League for news, results, pictures, videos and discussion.

In our directory, hockey is larger (about 3.1M, rank #338) than nhl (about 2.6M, rank #421). Activity samples show hockey posting much more often (~133 posts/day vs ~24). hockey’s sample mixes text, images, video and links with game-day and news flairs; nhl’s sample is smaller with discussion and news flairs. Our directory lists each name among the other’s related communities.

Rule titles on both sides ban harassment, spam and low-content memes; nhl also bans illegal streams and NHL video-game flooding.

  • Choose r/hockey for broad hockey talk across leagues, with higher posting volume in our sample.
  • Choose r/nhl when you specifically want NHL news and league discussion.
  • Both sit outside the current Top 100 cut; directory related links connect the two.

Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-07.

r/nhl

NHL

The official subreddit of the National Hockey League! News, results, pictures, videos and discussion from around the league.

Members
2.6M
7-day growth
+1.2K
Posts/day
23.9
Directory rank
#421
Created
Jan 20, 2009
Submissions
Text or links

Sample mix: text posts 38%, links 23%, images 21%

Topics: Hockey

Rule titles (short names we collected)

  • Illegal Streams/Copyright Material
  • Bashing/Name Calling
  • Treat Others The Way You Want To Be Treated!
  • Inappropriate Comments/Pictures/Videos
  • No Flooding
  • Offensive Words/Language
  • Duplicate Posts
  • Personal Attacks/Doxing
  • Spamming
  • NHL Video Games
  • No Memes and Pictures Without Context
  • No Sexualizing Players, Fans, Others

Open r/nhl on SubMouse

About this community: r/nhl (#421, about 2.6 million) is framed as the official National Hockey League subreddit for news, results, pictures, videos, and league discussion. Rules ban illegal streams/copyright material, NHL video-game posts, memes/pictures without context, “who should I cheer for” threads, editorialized titles, low-effort posts, doxxing, flooding, and sexualizing players/fans. Discussion, Question, and News flairs appear …

r/hockey

hockey: the best game on earth

Discuss the NHL, PWHL, IIHF, and all other hockey you can think of! We are the premier subreddit to talk everything hockey!

Members
3.1M
7-day growth
+2.3K
Posts/day
132.8
Directory rank
#338
Created
Jun 2, 2008
Submissions
Text or links

Sample mix: text posts 28%, images 25%, videos 25%

Topics: Hockey

Rule titles (short names we collected)

  • Racism/Sexism/Homophobia
  • Harassment/Excessive Trolling
  • Repost/Duplicate
  • Editorialized/Bad Title
  • Low Content/Memes
  • Fake Trade/News Posts
  • Self Promotion
  • Bot spam/comment stealer
  • Spam
  • In-Depth Ban Explanation

Open r/hockey on SubMouse

About this community: r/hockey (#338, about 3.1 million) discusses NHL, PWHL, IIHF, and other hockey. Rules ban bigotry, harassment/trolling, reposts, editorialized/bad titles, low content/memes, fake trade/news, self-promo, bot spam, and spam. Text/Image (~132.8 ppd).

Supported differences

Aspectr/nhlr/hockey
Public focus (from each community’s public description) The official subreddit of the National Hockey League! News, results, pictures, videos and discussion from around the league. Discuss the NHL, PWHL, IIHF, and all other hockey you can think of! We are the premier subreddit to talk everything hockey!
Size
r/hockey is larger in our directory.
 2.6M members 3.1M members
Posting activity (our sample) 23.9/day 132.8/day
Common post types in our sample text posts 38%, links 23%, images 21% text posts 28%, images 25%, videos 25%
Selected rule titles (short names we collected) Illegal Streams/Copyright Material; Bashing/Name Calling; Treat Others The Way You Want To Be Treated!; Inappropriate Comments/Pictures/Videos; No Flooding Racism/Sexism/Homophobia; Harassment/Excessive Trolling; Repost/Duplicate; Editorialized/Bad Title; Low Content/Memes

What they share

  • Shared SubMouse topics: Hockey
  • Our directory lists each of these communities on the other’s related list.

Rules and posting patterns we can verify

hockey short titles include bans on racism/sexism/homophobia, harassment, reposts, editorialized titles, low-content memes, fake trade/news, self-promotion and bot spam.

nhl: illegal streams/copyright; bashing/name calling; treat others well; inappropriate media; no flooding; offensive language; duplicates; personal attacks/doxing; spam; NHL video games; no memes/pictures without context; no sexualizing players or fans.

Where this comparison comes from

Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short rule titles and activity samples SubMouse collected. Mutual related-list links. Short titles only.

Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.

Comparisons we prepared

Hand-written explanations for pairs where the public descriptions and rules support a real distinction: